Media destruction is the process of securely destroying electronic devices that store data, such as hard drives, CDs, DVDs, and USB drives, to ensure the information on them can never be accessed again. This is important for protecting confidential information and meeting data protection rules.
Secure Media Destruction – Tape Destruction & USB, DVD & CD Shredding Services
Get secure media destruction and protect your organisation
In today’s digital world, confidential information can be found in a wide variety of formats:
- Optical media (like CDs and CD-ROMs, DVDs and DVD-ROMs, Blu-ray, and HD-DVD)
- Magnetic backup tapes (any kind of DLT, mini cartridges and many more)
- Floppy Disks (3.5 inch disks, 5.25 inch disks, and others)
- Zip disks (100 MB, 250 MB, and larger)
Our services ensures 100% destruction of sensitive data
Secure media destruction services from Shred-it are the safest and most effective way to shred and destroy a wide range of digital and electronic media. Locked containers and even magnetic erasing are not enough to ensure your confidential information will stay out of the wrong hands.
Tape Destruction Services
Our comprehensive media destruction services include robust tape destruction, ensuring the complete eradication of confidential data stored on backup tapes.
We offer a compliant and secure tape destruction solution that goes beyond traditional document and digital media destruction. Our state-of-the-art processes and commitment to the highest industry standards make us the trusted choice for organisations seeking tape shredding services and comprehensive data protection.
CD’s, DVD’s, USB’s and Other Media Destruction
Only complete, physical destruction of your CD’s, DVD’s. USB’s and other media will ensure that your digital data is permanently destroyed. Shred-it's destruction machines (hydraulic shearer or crusher) are specifically designed to destroy so that data can never be retrieved or reconstructed.
Why choose Shred-it for media destruction?
Shred-it applies the same proven, state-of-the-art, chain of custody protocols for media destruction as we do for document destruction, ensuring safe, secure destruction of your media.
- Scheduled service or on-demand
- A secure chain of custody at every touchpoint
- A certificate of destruction after each service
- Material is securely recycled with approved providers.
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Secure Shredding Services Near Me
Find professional, reliable shredding services across the UK. We offer local paper shredding, as well as product, hard drive, and media destruction services.
We’re located in key areas including London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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Shred-it Secure Chain-of-Custody
Our better-than-industry standards start with our secure chain of custody protocols. We invest in the latest technologies to ensure end-to-end tracking of your materials:
Barcode scan at every touchpoint for a complete chain of custody
GPS-tracked fleets ensure end-to-end tracking of your material
Locked trucks keep information safe in transit
Secure, monitored facilities protect your information before it's destroyed
Secure consoles keep information safe
Certificate of Destruction certifies that your material was destroyed in a compliant manner
The Shred-it Advantage: Leading in Secure Document Destruction
Shred-it protects organisations' information for their people, customers and brands. With over 35 years of experience, our primary focus on document security helps ensure your confidential information remains confidential. We offer paper, hard drive, and speciality shredding services.
Service Reliability
With one of the largest shredding fleets in the UK, we are where you are.
Security Expertise
Shred-it UK is an i-SIGMA member, adhering to the stringent security practices and procedures established by the International Secure Information Governance & Management AssociationTM (i-SIGMA®). We keep your information safe.
Customer Experience
Our customers rely on our breadth of solutions, global scale, and unmatched network of resources to protect what matters. We are 100% committed to customer protection and satisfaction.
Our Secure Shredding and Destruction Services
Frequently Asked Questions
The secure media destruction process involves these steps:
- 1. Collection: Devices are securely picked up from your location.
- 2. Transportation: The media is safely transported to a secure destruction facility.
- 3. Destruction: Devices are destroyed using specialised equipment, so the data is completely gone and can’t be recovered.
- 4. Certification: A Certificate of Destruction is provided to confirm everything was securely destroyed.
- 5. Recycling: The destroyed materials are responsibly recycled in an eco-friendly way.
Shred-it provides a secure and reliable media destruction service, giving businesses peace of mind that their sensitive data is permanently destroyed.
Tape shredding is the process of securely destroying data storage tapes, such as magnetic tapes or backup tapes, to ensure the information they contain can never be accessed or recovered. This method physically breaks the tapes into small, unreadable pieces, eliminating any risk of data breaches.
Shred-it offers professional tape shredding services, using specialised equipment to securely destroy tapes and provide a Certificate of Destruction as proof. This service helps businesses protect sensitive information and comply with data protection regulations like GDPR.
The safest way to destroy a CD is to use professional shredding services that specialise in media destruction. These services use industrial shredders to break CDs into tiny pieces, ensuring the data cannot be recovered.
Shred-it provides secure CD destruction, handling the process from collection to recycling. After destruction, you receive a Certificate of Destruction for added assurance that your data has been permanently destroyed in compliance with data protection regulations like GDPR.
Only complete physical destruction will ensure that your digital data is permanently destroyed. Shred-it offers two options for permanent media destruction: The Shredding and the Crushing methods.
All services include state-of-the-art security you can trust, including secure chain of custody with barcode scanning at all touchpoints, and GPS tracked fleets. After destruction, 100% of paper is securely recycled and you will receive a Certificate of Destruction as confirmation. We are committed to providing you with the same high level of customer service and security – with all our on-site or off-site services.
